U.S. court suspends class action against Brazil's Petrobras -source

RIO DE JANEIRO Aug 2 (Reuters) - A U.S. court temporarily
suspended a class action case against Brazil's state-run oil
company Petroleo Brasileiro SA and extended the
period for defining the terms of the case, a source with direct
knowledge of the proceedings said on Tuesday.

Petrobras, as the company is commonly known, is the center
of a massive corruption investigation in Brazil known as
Operation Car Wash, which prompted U.S. shareholders in the
company to file the class action.
(Reporting by Marta Nogeira; Writing by Reese Ewing; Editing by
Paul Simao)